This is an analysis of the poem To Nurture An Insight that begins with:

He learned to walk in his baby shoes.
And taught not to touch things...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcaccd bbdaa aeedXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100101 111011 1001 110101001 0101001 10011011 11100101 111011011 10101 0111111 1011101001 01011110 1100101111 001110100101 1111 01100111 10111010 11101010 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of To Nurture An Insight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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